I do hope its Luke Cage, because if it is that means Iron Fist will turn up at some point and awesomeness will ensue.
The Big Picture: Secrets of S.H.I.E.L.D.
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But the Falcon's going to be in Captain America 2 played by a different dude.IndianaJonny said:Whoa, Falcon [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falcon_(comics)] didn't make the list at all? Granted, "super strength" isn't one of his given abilities (but then neither is it one of Black Panther's) but if a Captain America-connection is all that is needed to make the list, I'm surprised the Falcon's name hasn't been passed around - especially given he's (arguably) mainstream comics' first African-American superhero.
I was kinda hoping we'd get the Rock for Luke Cage. so 2 - 10 sound great to meMovieBob said:
EDIT: never know, could be a traditionally white hero
Not likely. Cloak has the whole teleportation thing going. He's not known for shattering concrete when he falls on itFarthing said:
Between this and your Mandarin episodes you have an excellent lead in to a discussion on race and comic books. I thought one of these guys was the man who fought Thor to a near standstill before Thor was caught by Shield. I didn't know which one, but seeing this list I'd have to guess a super soldier descendant.
If it's not a new character it will probably be Luke Cage though I would love to see one of the Bradleys myself.
The fact that the actor is black doesn't have to mean anything. I mean, it would certainly not be the first time that a character from the marvel universe, that's depicted as white in the comics, is played by a black actor.
Human rights violations are human rights violations, no matter who is doing it to whom, for whatever reason. But the fact that some white people mistreated some black people should not be a reason for all black people to resent all white people. You'll only end up keeping the hatred alive for longer.
You mean, goddammit racially intolerant decision makers in government, from an era where black people were considered second class citizens.vid87 said:
Human rights violations are human rights violations, no matter who is doing it to whom, for whatever reason. But the fact that some white people mistreated some black people should not be a reason for all black people to resent all white people. You'll only end up keeping the hatred alive for longer.
I really want to see Luke Cage, and I'd absolutely kill to see him and Iron Fist in a Heroes For Hire show, so I wouldn't be upset if it was him. At this point though I feel like Marvel would probably want to use Cage in a movie though, in order to capitalize on the publicity that would come from having the first African-American movie superhero, and to diversify the Avengers, so in my eyes the mystery man being Cage seems a bit unlikely.
Rage seems like the top candidate in my eyes, if only because he's seen in the logo and because he's obscure enough that the show runners would be able to do whatever they want without annoying an established fanbase.
The ones I'd be most interested to see though would have to be the Bradley family. The subject matter seems a bit too heavy for a lighthearted action blockbuster, but I think Whedon could handle it well in a TV series, and it seems like exactly the kind of "Secret Histories of the Superheroes" stuff that I expect SHIELD to cover. Of the three dudes I think Josiah X seems like the most likely candidate, he's too young to be Isaiah and too old to be Elijah, but depending on how they worked the timeline he could easily be Josiah. As an added bonus, I think such a firmly anti-establishment hero would go a long way to offsetting the weird "Big Brother is your friend" subtext that Agents of SHIELD looks to have.
I'm surprised this character speculation was all Bob talked about in this video though, there's a lot about Agents of SHIELD that's worth discussing.
Rage seems like the top candidate in my eyes, if only because he's seen in the logo and because he's obscure enough that the show runners would be able to do whatever they want without annoying an established fanbase.
The ones I'd be most interested to see though would have to be the Bradley family. The subject matter seems a bit too heavy for a lighthearted action blockbuster, but I think Whedon could handle it well in a TV series, and it seems like exactly the kind of "Secret Histories of the Superheroes" stuff that I expect SHIELD to cover. Of the three dudes I think Josiah X seems like the most likely candidate, he's too young to be Isaiah and too old to be Elijah, but depending on how they worked the timeline he could easily be Josiah. As an added bonus, I think such a firmly anti-establishment hero would go a long way to offsetting the weird "Big Brother is your friend" subtext that Agents of SHIELD looks to have.
I'm surprised this character speculation was all Bob talked about in this video though, there's a lot about Agents of SHIELD that's worth discussing.
I'm banking on our Mystery Man (see what I did there?) is Luke Cage, so we can get that out of the way. A Power Man & Iron Fist spinoff would be just kick-ass! And since Marvel got the rights to Daredevil back, they can give him a spinoff too, since there's an apparently large audience for legal dramas, we can sucker them in with a lawyer who's also an ass-kicking superhero!AkatsukiLeader13 said:
Of course, maybe the guy could be one of the Bradleys. He's talking to his friend in the diner, who warns him about S.H.I.E.L.D., and he asks about using a shield, like what all 3 Bradleys did in their superhero careers.
Luke Cage/Power Man seems most likely. The Black failed Captain America experiment would also be a good option.
Either way, it's a series I will watch.
Either way, it's a series I will watch.
A tough call. On the one hand, it's so obviously Luke Cage, but on the other hand it's SO obviously Luke Cage that it makes you wonder why there's all this mystery behind his reveal; which kinda puts it under one of your main gripes of the recent Star Trek flim (and Abrams' recent stuff in general).
And the Rage from the Fanboys would be intense. Remember the outcry over Black Heimdall?Nomanslander said:That or they could have pulled another Nick Fury and turned a white super hero black..
I dunno. Moon Knight was pretty deep into Egyptian myth and mysticism, from what I remember of the series from back in the day. Me, I am hoping to see Black Knight at some time in the future (not actually Black Skin, but a descendant of an Arthurian Knight with a flying Horse. Dane Whitman was his name, though there were other variants of the character, one being a villain, Nathan Garrett.Pat Hulse said:
And Jennifer Walters?Darth_Payn said:
Not going to happen soon, I know, but I like her angle way better than Bruce's.
Daredevil will probably be its own thing, but it would be a pleasant surprise to see him turn up.
I've been betting on Cage and Iron Fist showing up in this show since it was revealed.
The Shield series seems like a good fit for all these street level heroes as they call em.
Personally, now that that Daredevil and Punisher are back in marvel's hands I would love to see an avengers style movie with their street level characters. Get a Heroes for Hire movie and a DareDevil flick going, then go into movie with Punisher coming in since he has been introduced more times then I can count. Heroes for hire could have Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Colleen Wing and Misty Knight to get you the who diversity thing, Daredevil could set up Kingpin and Hell I would kill to see either Tom Jane or Ray Stevenson back as Castle.
When I saw the trailer for the show I initially thought of Luke Cage. He typically does wear street clothes, and his skin and body is really tough, which I thought fit a guy who jumped out of a building with another person and survived.
Plus, that is the type of guy to not really be secretive in who he is because he really is just a guy initially trying to earn his way through being a hero. I think if it was some of the other guys, there would at least be some make-shift costume going on. Over all though, some of those other possibilities do sound interesting. I would not have picked up on the brief flash of a character in the opening comic roll sequence, although I am never sure if the comics shown do always correlate to the character. I never looked at any of the opening rolls that closely.
Plus, that is the type of guy to not really be secretive in who he is because he really is just a guy initially trying to earn his way through being a hero. I think if it was some of the other guys, there would at least be some make-shift costume going on. Over all though, some of those other possibilities do sound interesting. I would not have picked up on the brief flash of a character in the opening comic roll sequence, although I am never sure if the comics shown do always correlate to the character. I never looked at any of the opening rolls that closely.